Merlin opened the glass vessel and saw a black, mushy mass inside, giving off a sour stench.
"Is this the Blood-Coagulating Potion?"
Merlin's expression turned strange. According to Great Mage Hall's description, the Blood-Coagulating Potion should have been ink-black and carried a faint fragrance. Why had the Blood-Coagulating Potion he concocted turned out like this?
"Let's test it!"
Although the Blood-Coagulating Potion Merlin had concocted seemed somewhat different from an ordinary Blood-Coagulating Potion, he would not feel at ease unless he tested it.
"Swish."
Merlin used a sharp dagger to slash his arm several times, but only then did a shallow bloody mark appear, showing just how exceptional his physical condition had become.
After cutting an injury into his arm, Merlin hurriedly applied the freshly concocted Blood-Coagulating Potion to the wound. This potion was for external use and did not need to be swallowed, greatly reducing the risks and allowing him to test it without concern.
The Blood-Coagulating Potion's effect was supposed to be rapid hemostasis. Yet when Merlin applied it to his arm, he immediately felt a burning pain. Then, the wound on his arm began to rot at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Merlin was startled. Decisively, he used the dagger to gouge the Blood-Coagulating Potion he had concocted out of the wound. Even with Merlin's firm will, the pain still made him suck in a sharp breath.
Looking at the lump of rotten flesh and blood that had fallen to the ground, Merlin frowned. The Blood-Coagulating Potion had undoubtedly failed.
Merlin fell into thought. As for the minor wound on his hand, he did not take it to heart at all. With his current physical condition, it would be mostly healed within a few days.
What puzzled Merlin was that he had clearly followed the